Fair if a Little Chilly

Today I have two photographs for you. One is of a poinsettia in Yanni’s garden on the bend in the road in Lieni. A far cry from those small gift-wrapped pots from the florist at Christmas. Yanni has one of the most efficient small gardens I know. There is always something in flower and always something for the kitchen.

The other is of the mail bags waiting to be loaded onto the Proteus today. When we went to the post office this morning they were still buried under the mountain of bags that arrived from Rhodes yesterday afternoon. Never mind email, there is still a lot of snail mail out there!

Despite some very pessimistic forecasts from the Hellenic Meteorological Service Symi has seen nothing more than a sprinkle of rain last night and a few clouds. It looks as though Symi will have good weather for the Christmas long weekend and those who will be travelling tomorrow and Saturday will be in luck. Other parts of Greece are experiencing rain and snow at present but down here, in God’s Little Acre (as some regular visitors fondly refer to Symi) all is fair, if a little chilly.

For those of you who missed it on the Noticeboard, ANES still has not released the January ferry schedule but will do so as soon as the mail boat contract is decided. They have told me to assure you that they are as anxious as everyone else to know what is happening to the boats in January (if not more) and as soon as the mail boat contract is finally announced they will put up the schedule on www.anes.gr.

Have a very enjoyable Christmas long weekend. The Symi Visitor office will be closed for the holiday as we have our own turkeys to baste and sprouts to boil…

Regards,
Adriana